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Unfortunately, due to some changes in ferry schedules after we'd made our original plans, we now had 3 ferries in quick succession. So having arrived in Prince Rupert at 1130 pm, we were back at the ferry dock at 7:30 the next morning to get the next one, crossing back into USA, a 6 hour trip to Ketchikan, in SE Alaska. Fortunately we had a few more hours here, enough to wander the old parts of town, built out over the water - along ...

... and past Wrangell to the bear's favourite lunch spot. In fact the salmon and the bears are there all day. And the salmon are just getting massacred. But it's amusing watching different bears, and their varying ability to fish! Or at least choose a good spot. Some of them spend several minutes staring at the water, desperately lunging from time to time, but failing to grab a salmon. Others seem to stroll down ...

On board and waiting to push off at 4pm (now 3.30pm). I am in a bar and have hooked into a free WiFi at the cruise terminal.

Absolutely beautiful surrounds on the ship -9 levels - very easy to get lost... so I took a cruise tour to orientate myself. One glass of wine with lunch was $11. But I found a beverages card that covers all drinks alcoholic/non-alcoholic for $44 a day - max out at ...

... here live off the land. A lot of the meat was done by hunting deer. The river provides fish and shrimp, which also helps feed the families. A lot of the fruits and vegetables are grown locally. It is very expensive to ship in food and supplies, so I thought it is really great that people can still be self-sufficient on the land. Alaska is truly an incredible place and I feel like I am only scratching the surface on what it has to offer. ...

... went to Petersburg on our way to Le Conte. There were Sitka black-tailed deer eating on the beach in the Wrangell Narrows. We ate lunch and John fueled up the jetboat.

On the way to Le Conte, there were sea lions, bergie bits and seals. We got to see the glacier calving. The big ice bergs come from the bottom (underwater) and are called shooters. They do not crumble very quickly. ...